Accelerating the introgression of enhanced stem solidness from tall wheatgrass to spring wheat

  • Term:  3 years, beginning 2018

  • Status: Complete (Performance Story)

  • Funding Amount: $ 143,175

  • Lead Researcher(s): Dr. Pierre Hucl (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Funding Partners: Alberta Wheat Commission; Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture -Agriculture Development Fund (ADF)

Project Description

Economic yield losses in hollow-stemmed wheat varieties can reach up to US$350-400 million annually under heavy infestation of the wheat stem sawfly. This research fulfills an important need to develop wheat lines with novel sources of stem solidness, which may increase the stability of stem solidness expression across diverse environments and reduce the undesirable effects of stem solidness on other traits in red spring wheat.

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